CVE-2018-1656
Publication date 20 August 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The IBM Java Runtime Environment's Diagnostic Tooling Framework for Java (DTFJ) (IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 6.0 , 7.0, and 8.0) does not protect against path traversal attacks when extracting compressed dump files. IBM X-Force ID: 144882.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ibm-java80 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 8.0.5.22-0ubuntu1
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 8.0.5.22-0ubuntu1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |